hoaaloha

Meaning

Friend. Someone with whom one shares a bond of affection and trust.

Example sentences

• Aloha laʻu mea aloha, he hoaaloha ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻoe iaʻu.

  My dear one, you are a true friend to me.

• Ua huakaʻi pū māua me koʻu hoaaloha i ka mokupuni ʻo Maui.

  My friend and I traveled together to the island of Maui.

• Mahalo nui iā ʻoe, e kuʻu hoaaloha, no kou kōkua ʻana mai iaʻu.

  Thank you very much, my friend, for helping me.

About this word

“hoaaloha” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Friend. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of People. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.